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 Moving Mountains at House of Blues, Boston MA, 2009 | |
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| Origin | Westchester, New York, United States |
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| Members | Gregory Dunn Nicholas Pizzolato Mitchell Lee Josh Kirby |
| Past members | Frank Graniero |
Moving Mountains is an American rock band from Purchase, New York. Combining elements of emo and post-rock, the band has often been compared to such acts as The Appleseed Cast and Thrice.
Moving Mountains was formed in Westchester, New York in 2005 by Gregory Dunn (guitar/vocals) and Nicholas Pizzolato (drums). A self-titled demo was leaked to the public in early 2006 and their debut album Pneuma was released independently in early 2007. Later that year, Frank Graniero (guitar/vocals) and Mitchell Lee (bass) completed the band’s line-up. In 2008, Pneuma was reissued by Deep Elm Records. [1] [2] The album was written by Gregory Dunn. His lyrical inspiration was the death of his friend. [3]
Their second full-length album Waves was released May 11, 2011 on Triple Crown Records. The band has stated that Triple Crown Records let them record and write the album however they wanted to. The lyrics were written by Gregory Dunn, some of which, like Pneuma, were again written about his friend that had died. He has stated that this is the last album with lyrics about his deceased friend. With the album they wanted to create an album that would reflect how they play live. [4]
On November 3, 2010, they were announced as support for Scottish band Biffy Clyro on a tour of North America. [5]
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